Alma 20:24 Textual Variants

Royal Skousen
if thou wilt grant that my brethren may be cast out of prison and also that Lamoni [may 1ABCEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST|might D] retain his kingdom …

In this passage, the 1841 British edition accidentally replaced the second instance of may with might. The following 1849 LDS edition restored the correct may. For other instances of mix-ups between may and might, see under Jacob 5:13.

Summary: Maintain the consistent use of may in Alma 20:24 (“that my brethren may be cast out of prison and also that Lamoni may retain his kingdom”).

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 3

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